Date:         Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:27:41 -0800
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From:         Dirk Robinson <lifebird@NETZERO.NET>
Subject:      Re: RN Grebes, Dorchester Co., etc.
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Could you please give me more precise directions on finding the clay colored
sparrow. I will be staying down at Ocean City, MD and noticed that Berlin is
not that far away. I will try to find the bird tomorrow after work. Please
give me land marks along the road or area it is to be found. Thanks so much
for your help. Happy Birding!


----- Original Message -----
From: Stan Arnold <dy.dx@VERIZON.NET>
To: <MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 3:10 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] RN Grebes, Dorchester Co., etc.


> Hi Folks,
>
> I spent the day on Sunday looking for Red-necked Grebes in the five
counties
> of the lower Eastern Shore, and the results were less than stellar.  Only
> Worcester and Dorchester counties produced the desired sightings, with
dips
> in Somerset, Wicomico, and Talbot counties.  Also struck out on the
> Clay-colored Sparrow on Evans Rd.  There's still other interesting
waterfowl
> around.  Here's the rundown:
>
> Worcester Co.--Ocean City inlet--two Red-necked Grebes at the far end of
the
> inlet, near the docked boats.  Many birders from the previous day's
pelagic
> were also there; Marshall Iliff also had a fly-by RN Grebe.  I had a GREAT
> EGRET at Skimmer Island.
>
> JB Churchill and I spent a good hour walking Evans Road (SW of Berlin,
> Worcester Co.), and came up with six species of sparrow, none of which was
a
> Clay-colored.  Present were a jillion Savannahs, half a jillion Songs, a
> dozen White-crowns and about as many White-throats, about ten Fields, and
a
> single Swamp.
>
> Somerset Co.--I accessed as much water as possible in the Crisfield area,
> coming up with Horned Grebe, Common Loon, C. Goldeneye, and Red-breasted
> Merg.  I also checked Annemesex Ridge, Long Point, and several points
around
> Mount Vernon, with mostly Buffleheads and Scaup found.
>
> Wicomico Co.--I checked multiple points along the Wicomico River, viz:
from
> Mt. Vernon and Harrison Landing Rd. in Somerset Co., White Haven Ferry,
> Green Hill Rd., and Catchpenny Rd.  I also checked the Nanticoke River
from
> Vienna (there was nothing but fishermen).  Cormorants and Lesser Scaup
were
> the only waterbirds I found.
>
> Dorchester Co.--there were two RED-NECKED GREBEs at Madison, just west of
> Church Hill on Rte 16.  Check open water just past the boat dock there.
> Thanks to Levin Willey for finding these birds, and Harry Armistead for
> passing the info to me.  Also present were Horned Grebe, Scaup,
Canvasback,
> and both swan species.
>
> Talbot Co.--I tried the bridge at Newcomb, just east of St. Michaels,
where
> Les Roslund had RN Grebe, but I was not successful.  However, a drake
> Long-tailed Duck under the bridge, and within 15 feet of me was
interesting,
> and also present were Canvasback, Scaup, Goldeneye, RB Merganser, and a
> single Shoveler.  I viewed limited waterfront in St. Michaels, but by then
> it was raining pretty steadily, so I called it a day.
>
> Stan Arnold
> Glen Burnie
> dy.dx@verizon.net
>
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